We talked about this months ago and I keep forgetting to do this. We've got quite a few good resources collected here on theming for Firefox 4.0, both from scratch and upgrading from 3.6. There's also several "restoring" topics about restoring features that have been axed. In no particular order:
Firefox 4.0-specific stuff
Opening the Omni.jar (short version: use WinRAR):
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1979399
Backwards compatible tab styles for Firefox 4.0:
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1949789
App Tab issues:
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1965299
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2162837
Window Control buttons in Vista/7 Aero:
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2131121
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1953371&start=60
viewtopic.php?p=10708877#p10708877
Seriously Hacking the Addons Manager (a little old but still useful I think):
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1968575
mcdavis's Notes on Testing Themes:
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1932839
Media Query, -moz-system-metric results, for applying specific tweaks for specific Windows OS themes:
viewtopic.php?p=10474841#p10474841
Restoring the back-forward-dropmarker in 4.0:
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2019371
Restoring 3.x urlbar feed button in 4.0:
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2019359
Cross OS stuff (not specific to Firefox 4.0)
How to theme for different OS's (or versions of Firefox) economically:
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=906535
... and a situation where it was needed:
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2128391
Cross OS scrollbars:
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=682635
Light-Weight Theme stuff (great for just changing buttons without having to support the whole theme!)
Firebird Theme - a "light-weight" Theme:
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1472225
L.A.R. Grizzly's light-weight themes:
viewtopic.php?f=48&t=2075495
If you have other suggestions, please post them soon so I can get this sucker locked and stickied.
Theming for Firefox 4.0 meta thread
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Re: Theming for Firefox 4.0 meta thread
This should be pinned, at least for a couple of months while the rush is on to update themes for FF4.
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Re: Theming for Firefox 4.0 meta thread
Very helpful compilation of resources. Are there any posts related to theming changes for Wordpress from 3.6 to 4.0? I notice my wordpress blogs display differently on 3.6 and 4.0, particularly with the css layout.
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Re: Theming for Firefox 4.0 meta thread
Um...no. Nobody tracks Wordpress here since Wordpress is not a Mozilla product.
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Re: Theming for Firefox 4.0 meta thread
giantcatfish, this thread is specifically about changes in the themes for the Mozilla Firefox browser itself, not websites.
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Re: Theming for Firefox 4.0 meta thread
Can this be release now?
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Re: Theming for Firefox 4.0 meta thread
Well it hasn't had any posts since June so it is probably safe to release it.
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Re: Theming for Firefox 4.0 meta thread
You can go ahead and set it free... we can always find it again if someone is just now updating from 3.6.
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Re: Theming for Firefox 4.0 meta thread
Set free. If it loves us it will return.
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